Unfinished tasks stay mentally active, which is why visible progress pulls people back to complete them.
Law · Motivation
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progress
Entries tagged progress, drawn from across the library. Tags cut through the section structure, which is where most of the useful connections are.
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Effort increases as a visible goal gets nearer, and artificial early progress accelerates the whole journey.
Law · Motivation
Elements arranged along a line or curve are read as a connected sequence.
UI foundation · Gestalt principles
Breaking a long task into steps, which reduces per-screen load but adds navigation cost and abandonment points.
Pattern · Forms
Communicating how far through something the user is, which requires honesty about what you can measure.
Component · Feedback
Shows where the reader is in a sequence, how much is left, and whether they can move between steps.
Component · Navigation